You become an active participant instead of a passive learner.

History Alive approach is based on six strategies developed by teachers who combined educational research and theory with the realities of classroom teaching. The strategies are designed to actively engage students, from various cultural backgrounds and possessing diverse learning styles, in the study of history. History Alive is composed of the following six strategies:

Interactive Slide Lecture: Students view, touch, interpret, and act out historic images projected as slides. Teachers use questioning techniques, as students capture information in a unique notetaking style.

Experiential Exercise: Teachers recreate moments in history, such as cave exploration so students can more meaningfully understand the significance of past events.

Social Studies Skill Builders: Students sit in small groups to view slides depicting controversial historical events and discuss critical-thinking questions related to each slide. Students then defend their analysis to the rest of the class.

Problem-Solving Groupwork: Students with a wide variety of learning styles sit in small groups to work on high-level problem-solving groupwork projects, such as creating a minidrama about life in the Great Depression or preparing a panel discussion on the best form of government.

Writing for Understanding: This strategy challenges students to write forcefully and for a purpose, such as writing poetry about an experience of Chinese immigrants  or reporting on an interview with a historical person.

Informational Text: Students read informative text written at a level they can understand without numerous distractions on every page. The text is precise and the illustrations are large and colorful.